Main factors affecting pollen abundance within cities in the Iberian Mediterranean region

  1. Jesús Rojo 1
  2. Stella Moreno-Grau 2
  3. Beatriz Lara 1
  4. José María Moreno-Grau 2
  5. Jorge Romero-Morte 1
  6. Belén Elvira-Rendueles 2
  7. Rosa Pérez-Badia 1
  1. 1 Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha
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    Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha

    Ciudad Real, España

    ROR https://ror.org/05r78ng12

  2. 2 Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena
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    Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena

    Cartagena, España

    ROR https://ror.org/02k5kx966

Proceedings:
7th European Symposium on Aerobiology

Year of publication: 2020

Type: Conference paper

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Abstract

Some factors influence the abundance of the airborne pollen types such as the distribution of the sources, the production rates of the wind-pollinated plants and the dispersal capability of their pollen (Thommen’s postulates regarding the plants with allergenic risk). In this work these factors were analyzed in the Iberian Mediterranean region. Airborne pollen abundance was compared in central and Southeastern areas of the Iberian Peninsula. For this purpose, the pollen spectrum of several cities was studied. Morphological traits of plants such as life form, type of inflorescence and pollen size were analyzed. The land cover mapping was used to estimate the distribution of the land-uses and vegetation.